chillowack: <A shadow of his former self.> Right: because Magnus Carlsen--who has just become World Champion at age 23 by a +3 score, has shattered all rating records, is winning tournaments left and right, is firmly at the top of his game, and shows every prospect of storming even ...

chillowack: Does anyone know what tournament this is from? It says "Ch URS 1978," but according to this page ( http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamp... ) Alburt didn't actually play in the 1978 USSR Championship (possibly he had already defected to America by that point). So what tournament ...

chillowack: <Calli: <nendwr> After 41.Rxc6 Ne7 then 42.Rd6 attackS the Bishop and the only move to save it is 46...Nc6 which runs into 43.Rxc6 again!> Actually, after 43.Rc6 bc 44.b7 Black now has the defensive resource 44...Bc7; so the Rxc6 sacrifice is no longer an automatic ...

chillowack: The opinions expressed by <slomarko> above--that Euwe "didn't know how to win" with two pawns up--are surprising. Euwe was a world-class player who had just administered several beatings to one of the greatest players of all time--yet he "didn't know how to win" with a ...

chillowack: It was silly for Black to play on so long. Hoping to set up a fortress is one thing, but continuing to push wood 30 moves after you've been beaten (and your evaluation is about -6) is just inconsiderate. I could be wrong about that, though--there may have been factors at play of ...